Antiver 100 mg
Mebendazole 100 mg/tab.
Company NameAlexandria
Therapeutic Group
ANTHELMINTICS
Pharmaceutical form
Tablet
Package
120 Tablets
Indications
Antiver tablets are used for the treatment of parasitic intestinal infections caused by: - Nematodes (Oxyures, Ascaris, Trichuris or Trichocephalus trichiurus, Strongyloides, Ankylostomes) - Certain cestodes (Tinea saginata and Taenia solium)
Warning & Precautions
It is known that this product is not studied sufficiently on children less than 1 year of age where convulsions have been observed in some isolated cases. - Antiver tablets must not be given to children of such class of age if their nutrition and growth are notably distributed. - This product should be used with caution in patients showing hypersensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid or other prostaglandin inhibitors.
Product Type
Human
Dosage
As directed by the physician or as follow: Adults & children starting from one year of age, independent on patient's weight: Oxyures: 1 tablet to be taken once daily, it is recommended to repeat the treatment 15 days later. Ascaris, Trichuris, Strongyloides, Ankylostome and Mixed infections: 1 tablet to be taken in the morning and evening for 3 consecutive days. Tineas: 1 - 2 tablets to be taken twice daily for 3 consecutive days. For the administration in children, it is possible to crush tablets into fine powder. It is not necessary to support this treatment with diebetic measures or laxatives.
Adverse Reactions
Patients suffering from parasitic infections may develop diarrhea & abdominal pain when treated with antiver tablets. Central nervous system side effects: headache, vertigo. Gastrointestinal tract: abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting (these symptoms may be due to the infection itself)
Contra Indications
Hypersensitivity to any of the drug components.
Drug Interactions
- Simultaneous administration of cimetidine with mebendazole may interfere with hepatic metabolism of mebendazole thus increasing its plasma concentrations. - Concomitant administration of carbamazepine and phenytoin accelerates mebendazole metabolism thus lowering its plasma & tissue concentrations. - simultaneous administration of mebendazole & metronidazole must be avoided.
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